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by minnesotainventor » Fri Oct 19, 2007 5:41 pm
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http://re3.mm-a2.yimg.com/image/2391519702
Let's see if this works for image above.
ULead GIF Animator is the most easy way to make animated gifs. My 14 year old daughter is getting a lot of requests to make animated gifs for her friends "My Space" pages.
In 5 minutes you will have a gif animated! It's that easy!
Let's see if this works for image above.
ULead GIF Animator is the most easy way to make animated gifs. My 14 year old daughter is getting a lot of requests to make animated gifs for her friends "My Space" pages.
In 5 minutes you will have a gif animated! It's that easy!
by bottleslingguy » Fri Oct 19, 2007 6:24 pm
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DannyB wrote:Here is my entry.
What do you folks think about it?
http://www.createthefuturecontest.com/p ... ntryID=772
Danny, I support the use of energy/money efficient designs. I like the idea of basically an intake snorkel design for your clothes dryer. Besides the money factor of not drawing in more unwanted outside air but in the summer the incoming air is pre-heated. As long as it is hotter outside your house you will get this benefit.
I'm not crazy about the idea of cutting another 4" hole in the side of my house, so you should run the intake air and the outflowing through a heat exchanger which could be easily fit between the drum and the body of the dryer. That feature would most likely make me happy to cut another hole in my house.
by bottleslingguy » Fri Oct 19, 2007 6:44 pm
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http://www.createthefuturecontest.com/p ... tryID=1117
I like this idea. It's simplicity is key.
The wheelchair lift should have some sort of safety mechanism to allow a lighter person/aide who is unable to apply enough weight to see-saw the person in the chair. Maybe you've thought of some kind of hydraulic jacking mechanism? Is it like a foot pump thing where the worker pumps a ram to lift the seated person? I'm being serious. Maybe you have thought of several different versions all rated for various weights? You, at least, need something to keep the seat from either going up or coming down too fast. I'm sure you've already thought of it. Good job.
I like this idea. It's simplicity is key.
The wheelchair lift should have some sort of safety mechanism to allow a lighter person/aide who is unable to apply enough weight to see-saw the person in the chair. Maybe you've thought of some kind of hydraulic jacking mechanism? Is it like a foot pump thing where the worker pumps a ram to lift the seated person? I'm being serious. Maybe you have thought of several different versions all rated for various weights? You, at least, need something to keep the seat from either going up or coming down too fast. I'm sure you've already thought of it. Good job.
by Scrupulous » Fri Oct 19, 2007 9:07 pm
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bottleslingguy wrote:http://www.createthefuturecontest.com/pages/view/entriesdetail.html?entryID=1117
I like this idea. It's simplicity is key.
The wheelchair lift should have some sort of safety mechanism to allow a lighter person/aide who is unable to apply enough weight to see-saw the person in the chair. Maybe you've thought of some kind of hydraulic jacking mechanism? Is it like a foot pump thing where the worker pumps a ram to lift the seated person? I'm being serious. Maybe you have thought of several different versions all rated for various weights? You, at least, need something to keep the seat from either going up or coming down too fast. I'm sure you've already thought of it. Good job.
Hey you plugged the link for the traffic sign. I don't know if you meant to.
Now the chair is specifically designed to be simple and effective. The lever works as an assist, at the very least. Trust me. I've already tried it out, as the patient. My mom push/pulled me up to a standing position by herself. And I'm like six-foot two-hundred. (But you should see what another contest team did with a wheelchair to make it all tricked out.
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by Scrupulous » Fri Oct 19, 2007 9:08 pm
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Thanks, Michelle.
And, thanks Steve for the gif tip. I'll give that a try.
And, thanks Steve for the gif tip. I'll give that a try.
by Scrupulous » Fri Oct 19, 2007 9:12 pm
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I just wanna try one thing...
YUP, you can "quote" images. Very cool.
Scrupulous wrote:Something like this...
YUP, you can "quote" images. Very cool.
by bottleslingguy » Sat Oct 20, 2007 5:33 am
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Was that a good thing? Plugging the traffic sign? I didn't realize, but I'll do it again if you want me to. 
Alright, I'll take your word for it that there isn't a better or safer way of making the wheelchair. My very first impression was that it was a great idea and then I wondered why no one's thought of it. Then I thought of some safety issues you could run into, that is without actually seeing it work, mind you.
I thought the safest way would be to have the person, who is helping the seated person, remain firmly on the ground. They could stand behind the chair while still holding the handles and use their foot to pump up a hydraulic ram that lifts the seat. If they had to stop pumping the foot lever the seat would stay in it's last position or they could turn the relief valve on the handle and the seat would go down slowly.
How does yours keep someone from uprighting the seated person too fast or not far up enough and then from going down too fast if the helper loses their footing? Maybe some type of tension bearings to at least make it glide smoothly, right? I'd love to see it in action.
So just reading the link is my vote? Am I slow? When does voting end? Is that really Steve? Is he back? 
Alright, I'll take your word for it that there isn't a better or safer way of making the wheelchair. My very first impression was that it was a great idea and then I wondered why no one's thought of it. Then I thought of some safety issues you could run into, that is without actually seeing it work, mind you.
I thought the safest way would be to have the person, who is helping the seated person, remain firmly on the ground. They could stand behind the chair while still holding the handles and use their foot to pump up a hydraulic ram that lifts the seat. If they had to stop pumping the foot lever the seat would stay in it's last position or they could turn the relief valve on the handle and the seat would go down slowly.
How does yours keep someone from uprighting the seated person too fast or not far up enough and then from going down too fast if the helper loses their footing? Maybe some type of tension bearings to at least make it glide smoothly, right? I'd love to see it in action.
So just reading the link is my vote? Am I slow? When does voting end? Is that really Steve? Is he back?
by DannyB » Sat Oct 20, 2007 7:56 am
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Actually there have been a few heat exchanger ideas patented. Most of them are huge contraptions.bottleslingguy wrote:DannyB wrote:Here is my entry.
What do you folks think about it?
http://www.createthefuturecontest.com/p ... ntryID=772
Danny, I support the use of energy/money efficient designs. I like the idea of basically an intake snorkel design for your clothes dryer. Besides the money factor of not drawing in more unwanted outside air but in the summer the incoming air is pre-heated. As long as it is hotter outside your house you will get this benefit.
I'm not crazy about the idea of cutting another 4" hole in the side of my house, so you should run the intake air and the outflowing through a heat exchanger which could be easily fit between the drum and the body of the dryer. That feature would most likely make me happy to cut another hole in my house.
From a safety standpoint there will most likely be another hole cut. There are already enough clothes dryer fires every year due to airflow issues. Trying to take air in, as well as pushing air out, from the same hose would probably increase the fire dangers associated with airflow.
It may just be me, but I think when folks actually learn of the huge amounts of air being pumped out of their homes, another small hole won't be such an issue. Also the air source for the present dryer design wasn't discussed much on the contest application due to the 500-word limit.
On a typical single story home the majority of the air that is vacuumed into the home is from the attic. You just wouldn't believe how "porous" your ceiling is with all of the penetrations for lights, ceiling fans, HVAC vents, smoke alarms, bath exhaust vents, etc. In the summer you have potentially 135-degree air being vacuumed right out of the attic and into your home due to drying clothes. Not only do clothes dryers cause this negative pressure situation, but bath exhaust fans and vent-hoods do as well. However the dryer is the monster vacuum compared to the others, and the one with the most hours of use over time.
If you had zero air flow coming into the home the HVAC would have a much easier time keeping the temperature one or two degrees either side of your temperature setting. But when you introduce 135-degree attic air in the summer, or freezing cold air in the winter, you just increased the load on your HVAC system in a very big way.
For anyone who doesn't know what HVAC stands for, that is Heating Ventilating and Air-Conditioning, or another words our central air-condition system.
Some sort of heat exchanger would be nice, but the real focus of my dryer design is saving heating and cooling energy, and not so much the energy use of the dryer itself.
Please help me win Cisco I-prize
by makeworldbetter » Mon Jan 14, 2008 8:46 pm
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For Cisco i-Prize website, go to this <a href="http://www.cisco.com/web/solutions/iprize/contest_overview.html">link </a>
You need to register with your email, creat a password at least 8 char long, with at least one captial case, one special character like !@#$%^& and at least a number.
Then you will be able to view more than 800 ideas which entered i-Prize contest.
My submission "Automated Souvenir video generation system for park/area " is filed at Jan-14. On around 2nd page from the top. And you can click on the "+" buttom to promote my idea. I need to be picked amoung top 100 idea to enter second stage. Yet I entered too later with only two days left.
Edit: now it's on 3rd page and only 1 day left.
Edit: now the first phase extend to Feb 13, more time to vote for me
You need to register with your email, creat a password at least 8 char long, with at least one captial case, one special character like !@#$%^& and at least a number.
Then you will be able to view more than 800 ideas which entered i-Prize contest.
My submission "Automated Souvenir video generation system for park/area " is filed at Jan-14. On around 2nd page from the top. And you can click on the "+" buttom to promote my idea. I need to be picked amoung top 100 idea to enter second stage. Yet I entered too later with only two days left.
Edit: now it's on 3rd page and only 1 day left.
Edit: now the first phase extend to Feb 13, more time to vote for me
Re: Please help me win Cisco I-prize
by makeworldbetter » Wed Jan 23, 2008 2:02 pm
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makeworldbetter wrote:For Cisco i-Prize website, go to this <a href="http://www.cisco.com/web/solutions/iprize/contest_overview.html">link </a>
I repost this since no one from this site had helped me yet. So far only few of my friend and family members did.
You will have to register to enter, and you need a password. Cisco is a little strict on password, require different cases, special character and numbers...Anyway if you don't mind, just use "Support#1" to be your password.
My submission "Automated Souvenir video generation system for park/area " is filed at Jan-14. If you click on best tap around the top, you should see it in 5 pages or I am in trouble.
If you click on "Technologies for Emerging Markets" link from categories on the right, Mine should be on the first page. Please click on the "+" button to help me win. And maybe leave a comment to me.
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